Word work area is too small; how can fix this?

[Admiral_Kenobi]

Hello,

     I have both Microsoft Word 2007 and Office XP on my computer (Dell Optiplex 780, Windows 10) and only recently has a problem presented itself. Every time I open a new, blank document in 2007 - the work area is way too small and I can't restore it to normal size. How can I fix this? I've removed and reinstalled both programs but the issue persists.

Thank you for your time.Blank is way too small,

[#2 · Accepted solution]

@Admiral_Kenobi 

Try changing the zoom. Drag the Zoom Slider on the bottom right of the Word window.

[#3]

@Stefan_Blom     Thanks, that worked! It also appears to be permanent.

[#4]

@Admiral_Kenobi 

Not permanent but perhaps persistent. For closer to permanent, use one of MVP Jay Freedman's free SaveView utilities The Macro Zone - Jay Freedman, MVP 

[#5]

@Admiral_Kenobi 

Older versions of Word did save the view and zoom with each individual document. I believe that Word 2007 is "old enough" for that to work. 

As Charles suggested, you may want to use Jay Freedman's add-in for more options.